10-Year Mortality Pattern Among Cancer Patients in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos

10-Year Mortality Pattern Among Cancer Patients in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos

BackgroundGlobally, cancer is a major leading health problem with an estimated 10 million incidences and 6 million cancer deaths annually. In Nigeria, an estimated 72,000 cancer deaths occur annually, and 102,000 new cases are diagnosed from its population of 200 million people. These are, however,...

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Main Authors: Omolara Aminat Fatiregun, Omowunmi Bakare, Sunday Ayeni, Adebowale Oyerinde, Anthonia C. Sowunmi, Abiodun Popoola, Omolola Salako, Adewumi Alabi, Adedayo Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
mortality
patterns
cancer patients
cancer related
Lagos state
cancer deaths
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.573036/full

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